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Maki and Sushi Fusion Sushi Cafe: The Full Review

If you were a early reader of Eat. Travel. Eat!, you might remember Maki and Sushi Fusion Sushi Cafe from a previous post . However, the post only talked about one visit, where I took pictures of 2 bento boxes, the interior, and some miso soup. In my opinion, one visit should not simply sum up a entire restaurant with a few photos. So, today, I am writing about Maki and Sushi for two reasons: 1. I have tried more of their menu and have more pictures to show you. and 2 (what made me bump this post up the queue). They gave us a dish "on the house" on our visit a few weeks ago, which is certainly something of interest. I'll tell you at the end of this post. ( A "better" interior picture which shows more of the seating area available ) And also before I start talking about the food we had these several months at Maki and Sushi, some updates on how is the restaurant: 1. Weekends are busy. And sometimes, we are the ones who start the flow of customers! At first, the

The Clubhouse- Costa Mesa: Labor Day at South Coast Plaza

Having seen the recent Station Fire cover up Mount Wilson and our surrounding area with its thick smoke, and in return making us closing the windows for a continuous three weeks due to the smoke, we decided it was worth going out on Labor Day weekend to Orange County, where the air quality was "good", and not "moderate" (actually worse with the smoke smells) in our area. We expected people to be flowing in with their cars to South Coast Plaza with the Labor Day events, sales, and weekend, even though we were going to arrive before lunch. Every time we have gone to South Coast Plaza, there was always a wait for the nearest spots to the mall entrances. (Facing the street from the parking lot at Nordstroms) Most definitely not this time. To our amazement, approximately 75 percent of the parking lot closest to Nordstroms was completely empty. Sliding into a parking space was easy as cake. Even the main streets for cars to move around were empty. There were no lines at t

99 Ranch Market's Rice Dumplings

(You can see how behind I am in writing out posts now! This product's expiration date: March 14, 2009.) Rice dumplings are a holiday food but are also available year round at Asian supermarkets, as well as in Chinese restaurants. Pre-made rice dumplings are quick and easy to eat and can be transported for eating at work or at school. Usually, these rice dumplings go for more than 2 dollars per rice dumpling at restaurants like Full House (no, not talking about Lor Mai Gai), but they go for less at the supermarket. We like 99 Ranch's rice dumplings, and each package comes with 4 dumplings (so then 1.50 each) for 6 dollars USD. After buying them, we keep them in the freezer for long term storage, and when we want to eat them, they go into the steamer, which you see ours above. Now, you may be thinking, "What is this weird contraption?" Well, if you read my post on Mixed Seafood with Tofu , you have seen this "steamer" before. To recap from before, it is

Fresh and Easy's French Baguette: Today's Special

One of the things that keeps us coming back to our local Fresh and Easy other than its convenient location and store layout is their Today's Special area. Unlike other markets like Ralph's or Trader Joe's, Fresh and Easy displays all of their older inventory that is about to be past its due/expiration date in a special area which is easily accessible and shown to everybody (and not hidden behind a counter or a hallway), and a special red tag notifies the customer of a new reduced price which is 25-75 percent off the regular price. At the beginning of Fresh and Easy's concept of displaying old produce, people actually would crowd the area to see what they could get; after all, the fridge for the Today's Special section was packed with items. Not were the prices only exceedingly cheap when compared to even markets that had cheap produce (like Dogwoods also on the same street in Monrovia), the produce was still edible for at least several days, and depending on the ite